by Pankaj Mondal 5 (28 reviews)

Meta Generator and Version Info Remover

Name: Meta Generator and Version Info Remover
Rating: 5.0 (28 reviews)
Author: Pankaj Mondal

This plugin will remove the version info appended to enqueued style and script urls along with Meta Generator in the head section and in RSS feeds.

Meta Generator and Version Info Remover ranks #2,169 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #152 of 4,482 in the Security category, a 5/5 rating from 28 reviews, and was last updated Sep 23, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1)

v17.1 Current Version v17.1

Updated 11 months ago Last Update on 23 Sep, 2025

Refreshed 15 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#152 of 4,482 in Security Top 5% by installs

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Active Installs

10K+

-5.6%

KW Avg Position

30.8

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Downloads

234.9K

+24 today

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100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (28 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 6.6%

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

28 reviews

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

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Plugin Details

Version: 17.1
Last Updated: Sep 23, 2025
Requires WP: 3.0+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: 5.3 or higher
Author: Pankaj Mondal

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 28
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to hide identifying details about their site's software stack from public view. It removes version info from enqueued scripts/styles, the WordPress Meta Generator tag, and generator tags from various popular plugins and themes to reduce automated detection by vulnerability scanners.